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The research findings can change the way people with suspected heart disease are assessed, potentially avoiding the need for tests that are invasive or use ionising radiation.

Defective implants in up to 30,000 French women will be removed after health fears raised.

A Brazillian mother has given birth to full-functioning conjoined twins that have two autonomous brains, separate spines but just one heart.

A 76-year-old woman had a ball-point pen removed from her stomach by a surgeon 25 years after swallowing it whole.

French health bosses warn women to remove defective breast implants made from industrial silicone.

Hong Kong is on high alert after workers began to slaughter 17,000 chickens on Wednesday after a chicken carcass was found infected with bird flu.

The aspiring fashion student told friends on Facebook that she planned to take her life after her date snubbed her by text message.

The male cleaner at the paediatric ward of the hospital had taken away the oxygen mask saying that too much of oxygen was not good for the baby, a relative said.

A young mother has been left frustrated after falling pregnant seven times in five years despite trying almost every method of contraception.

A researcher from the University of London has found that chickenpox is more prevalent in regions with less Ultra Violet (UV) radiation.

UK-based health officials have warned the public of a spike in cases of norovirus infections, forcing hospitals to close wards.

Kimberly Hainey faces life imprisonment after being has been convicted of murdering her son, Declan, whose decomposed body was found at their home in Paisley.

Researchers in the US claimed that same-sex unions can bring down health care expenses as gay men have reported less health problems after their union is legally accepted.

A new study links smoking with a non-melanoma skin cancer in women.

The 59-year-old woman who had bilateral mastectomy and placement of breast prostheses revealed that her “body swallowed one of the implants” during a Pilate stretching exercise.

Thousands of UK patients are dying because of a shortage of organ donors, according to a healthcare group.

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Joe Nelson , a former Goldman Sachs banker, has launched the world’s first 95-size range of custom-fit condoms.

The severely injured model has taken her first steps after near fatal propeller accident

Roman Catholic nuns are paying a heavy price for their chastity and their celibate life put them in the high risk group for different types of cancer, the study has warned.

Stalkers are to be treated in a new London clinic aiming to prevent violent crimes.

Ruben Arzu was said to be heavily under the influence of steroids when he savagely attacked a couple on in their home in California, but what other crimes can be blamed on steroid abuse?

One of America's top plastic surgeons has said that patients who smoke following a breast lift may cut off the blood supply to their nipples.

Marathon runners risk "scarring their hearts" after new research suggests that extreme physical activity could have damaging effects on the right ventricle.

Lifestyle rather than genetic or any other physiological factors is a major cancer causing factor, according to a new study.

The model and fashion blogger has spoken her first words since she suffered severe injuries from accidentally walking into a plane propeller

Women are being encouraged to stock up on emergency contraception ahead of the festive party season, sparking outrage from anti-abortion campaigners.

David Cameron's announcement that NHS records will be shared with private companies has been criticised by patient support charities.

A woman and her elderly mother, who were found dead at a Southport home over the weekend, died from asphyxiation, police revealed.